hevser

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Cognate with Persian افسار, Aramaic אפסרא.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛvˈsɛɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾ

Noun

Central Kurdish هەوسار (hewsar)

hevser m (Arabic spelling هەڤسار)

  1. halter, head-harness
    Synonym: bûsat
  2. reins, bridle
    Synonym: dizgîn

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “hevsar”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 246
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